Reflection Prompt: Reflect on your thinking surrounding your developing a philosophy of Instructional Technology use for learning and your understanding of 21st Century Teaching and Learning
Description: In the 21st century, education is transitioning to being more and more student-centered. This means the student is the problem-solver, the student is an active learner, and the student is in more control of their learning. In the past teachers have taught at the students, expecting them to take notes on what is being taught and recall the information on paper assessments. In the new digital-age classroom students have been given a much more active role. 21st century students are in need of being prepared for the global workforce. Simply using technology to play learning games is not enough. To fully prepare students for work outside of the classroom, teachers must utilize tools such as webquests, google docs (a collaborative word processing program), blogging, voicethread, and other web 2.0 programs.
Impact: It has always been a goal in my classroom to create hands-on experiences for my students. To me students learn best when they have an active part in the learning. In the past, hands-on experiences included using manipulatives in math, conducting experiments in science, and using letter tiles in language arts. I still believe this is an important part of student learning. However, I need to continue to seek out innovative ways to further a hands-on experience for my students. Using technology tools such as PowerPoint, Voki, and Ology in my classroom will introduce my young students to 21st century learning.
Intent: My goal this school year is to use technology at a deeper level. I plan to search for and utilize technology tools that bring together Bloom's Taxonomy and the Common Core standards. A specific tool I would like to implement is teaching my students how to conduct a webquest. I also plan to teach my students how to use voicethread in responding to questions about a book read together in class.
Description: In the 21st century, education is transitioning to being more and more student-centered. This means the student is the problem-solver, the student is an active learner, and the student is in more control of their learning. In the past teachers have taught at the students, expecting them to take notes on what is being taught and recall the information on paper assessments. In the new digital-age classroom students have been given a much more active role. 21st century students are in need of being prepared for the global workforce. Simply using technology to play learning games is not enough. To fully prepare students for work outside of the classroom, teachers must utilize tools such as webquests, google docs (a collaborative word processing program), blogging, voicethread, and other web 2.0 programs.
Impact: It has always been a goal in my classroom to create hands-on experiences for my students. To me students learn best when they have an active part in the learning. In the past, hands-on experiences included using manipulatives in math, conducting experiments in science, and using letter tiles in language arts. I still believe this is an important part of student learning. However, I need to continue to seek out innovative ways to further a hands-on experience for my students. Using technology tools such as PowerPoint, Voki, and Ology in my classroom will introduce my young students to 21st century learning.
Intent: My goal this school year is to use technology at a deeper level. I plan to search for and utilize technology tools that bring together Bloom's Taxonomy and the Common Core standards. A specific tool I would like to implement is teaching my students how to conduct a webquest. I also plan to teach my students how to use voicethread in responding to questions about a book read together in class.